@Undine

No worries

Sometimes I just wonder if it's all worth the effort, really.

While on the topic of not reading character sheets, there's a special place in hell for people that don't EVER read the CSs of their fellow ACTIVE roleplayers. I spend more time on my sheets then I do on 4 or 5 big posts combined. And I ALWAYS read and make an effort to get to know the other characters. I thought this was like common courtesy or something? Are there a lot of people out there doing this? Why??

I do make it an effort to read other people's CS. This is especially so in large group RPs, and I'd often go back and do reference check to make sure I got the things right as I interact with the various player characters, or even doing collabs. I don't like inconsistency, which is stemmed from my experience with reading murder-mystery novels in the past and develop the "bad" habit of keeping an eye out for details and foreshadowing. Also, reading their sheets is helpful to give me a general idea of how their characters feels like, which can aid me in visualizing how my character might react/interact with them in certain situations.

The rest is just like you've said: if one doesn't bother to read the sheets of other player characters, why do they bother to RP with other players, especially in large groups where there are many characters involved that it can get difficult to keep track at times? I'll be amazed at those who can do this and are active in multiple RPs - how the hell can your brain keep up with every little detail across so many different RPs without reading anything beyond your own CS?

@Rin just think about smoking that weed. That usually gets me through the day.

@boomloverNah. Straight edge for life, man.

As a long time RP player in Tabletop Games as a player and Game Master of rpg ranging from D&D, White Wolf's portfolio World of Darkness, Cyberpunk, ect. I had to be aware of my players and see to it that they felt as if they were contributing to the game so they'd continue to show up to the table. I also encouraged my players to interact so as to build a sense of community.

I know online forum RP seem a bit more sterile because you aren't sitting there across from people but in the end we all share a love for storytelling and when anyone leaves because they grow tired of solo posting it limits our available pool of players and slows the guild.

Sorry for rambling but thought I'd post my feelings and experience on the issue

@Rin how about cocaine then? just make sure you dont overdose.

@boomlover

LOL I'll just enjoy the freedom of Colorado

What the hell is with all these Asian online Casino threads popping up lately?

What the hell is with all these Asian online Casino threads popping up lately?

Spam bots. They have been a problem for months now.

I guess the bot sees this is a gaming site and figures it's a good place to find customers

I guess the bot sees this is a gaming site and figures it's a good place to find customers

Well, this site lacks any effective means of bot-deflecting, so that'll happen.

I... didn't list my new RP's Join Status as "Full" on accident... don't suddenly show up with a fully completed CS... don't-- don't do that, bruh. Just... no.

Now I have to add an ugly looking message at the top of my OOC until the IC gets enough posts in it to deter people from attempting to join. Totes messes up the aesthetic.

Pissed because too mich god shit yet too little time. That and gaming

The Guild is slow and I think part of the cause is all the neglected RP that people have spread themselves across. It has reduced the posting speeds down to a level not usually witnessed in Forum RP and more like PBEM RP, well at least it isn't as slow as the theoretical Snail Mail RP which I still believe to be myth

@Baklava You can change the setting. Just go to 'edit topic' bruh.

@Buddha Lol, I did do that. I'm complaining that I have to edit it in the first place just because people ignore the Join Status.

@Baklava Oh, I read that as 'I didn't list my RP status as full on accident so it said 'apply'' where as I should've read 'I didn't do it on accident bro LRN2FUKKNREED'. My bad.

@Buddha LMAO it's all good xD

>have a neutral debate about a RP's game mechanic
>another player jumps in and claims I'm being passive aggressive, inflammatory, and attacking others
>continues to tell people to "stop fighting, kiddies" like that isnt condescending and hypocritical rhetoric

Yeah, what a wonderful afternoon.